http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/w...s-nuclear-test-as-threats-intensify.html?_r=0
North Korea launched a rocket last year which put a satellite in orbit. Analysis of the rocket debris suggests that the rocket is capable of over 6,000 mile journeys, putting LA within distance of a North Korean missile attack.
In response, the UN, including both China and Russia, condemned this missile test, and tightened sanctions which allow greater access to search cargo destined for North Korea.
In response to those sanctions:
This comes at a time when significant leadership changes are occurring in the region, including South Korea, China, and Japan.
North Korea launched a rocket last year which put a satellite in orbit. Analysis of the rocket debris suggests that the rocket is capable of over 6,000 mile journeys, putting LA within distance of a North Korean missile attack.
In response, the UN, including both China and Russia, condemned this missile test, and tightened sanctions which allow greater access to search cargo destined for North Korea.
In response to those sanctions:
It is currently supposed that the nuclear package technology North Korea currently has is too large for missile deployment, but the advanced technology found in the rocket debris surprised some analysts. So while it's possible they cannot yet launch a nuclear warhead, there is no certainty to that statement.In a statement issued through state-run media, the National Defense Commission, the North’s highest governing agency, headed by Mr. Kim, said that “a variety of satellites and long-range rockets which will be launched by the D.P.R.K. one after another and a nuclear test of higher level which will be carried out by it” will be “targeted” at “the U.S., the sworn enemy of the Korean people.”
This comes at a time when significant leadership changes are occurring in the region, including South Korea, China, and Japan.